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Navigating the Future: The Rise of Electronic Bill of Lading (eBL)

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This article explores the key aspects of an eBL, its benefits, challenges, and its potential impact on the future of international trade. Industry Collaboration Successful implementation requires collaboration among various stakeholders, including shipping companies, ports, banks, and government agencies.

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Blockchain Technology – 4 Questions to Consider Before Adopting it

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As an article by Consensys explains, The list of industry-leading enterprises building on the blockchain spans tech leaders (Microsoft), financial institutions (JP Morgan, Santander), and even national governments (Singapore, Dubai, Brazil). Why do Your Operations Require Blockchain? Are you Prepared for the Regulatory Hurdles?

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The Impact of Germany's New Toll Framework on Transport

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The New Toll Framework and Classes: The new toll framework introduces a fixed government tax surcharge of €200 per ton of CO₂ emitted by commercial vehicles, resulting in an additional charge of approximately. According to Trans.info , the CO₂ charge can comprise up to 43% and 32.5%

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Analysis: Today’s Global Economy vs. Global Container Shipping

MTS Logistics

According to a recent article, Maersk Line is expecting container volumes to drop by 4% in 2023 globally, while their previous forecast was 2.5%. According to an ING article, scrapping is reducing capacity by 3-4%, slow steaming around 5-6%, and blank sailings have not shown any significant impact this year.

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Best Practices in Supplier Risk Management

Logistics Viewpoints

Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, Supply Chain Management at APQC (American Productivity & Quality Center) recently gave a presentation at ARC Advisory Group’s Supply Chain Forum. In her presentation, Ms. The following article highlights some of the key points made by Ms. Background. According to Ms.

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Supply Chain Management: Addressing the Globalization Problem

Morai Logistics

Alongside the many opportunities globalization presents for the supply chain industry are potential pitfalls, as such, preparing for them is crucial to the industry’s health. Milosz Majta, outlines this in his Forbes article, Just as there are benefits and costs of globalization, there are similar pros and cons of a global supply chain.

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Fleet Route Optimisation in the Past, Present, and Future

Logistics Bureau

Indeed, the transition has taken place so swiftly that some companies may still need to fully grasp the present or future possibilities to exploit distribution performance as a competitive advantage. In this article, I have summarised some of the highlights of the rapid evolution of fleet route optimisation over the last 30 years or so.